Arrange these events related to the Revolt of 1857 in a chronological order:

(A) Mutiny started in Meerut

(B) Shah Mal killed in battle

(C) Rani Jhansi killed in battle

(D) Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Wellesley in Awadh

(E) British suffer defeat in the Battle of Chinhat

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (C), (D), (B), (A), (E)

(2) (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)

(3) (B), (A), (E), (D), (C)

(4) (D), (A), (E), (B), (C)

Read the statements in the context of the Vijayanagara Empire and choose the correct statements:

(A) Rulers very often encouraged temple building as a means of associating themselves with the divine.

(B) Temples functioned only as a religious centre and was never a center of economy and polity.

(C) Kings prepared and maintained temples to win the support and for recognition of their power, wealth and piety.

(D) Temples never functioned as a centred of learning.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A), (B) Only

(2) (A), (C) Only

(3) (A), (D) Only

(4) (B), (D) Only

Which of the following statements are correct about the Harappan Settlement?

(A) The settlement is divided into two sections, one smaller and lower and the other much larger and higher.

(B) The Citadel was walled, which meant that it was physically separated from the Lower Town.

(C) Only burnt bricks of a standard ratio were used in the settlement.

(D) The building of the Harappan settlement required mobilisation of labour on a very large scale.

(E) The settlement was first planned and then built accordingly.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (C), (D), (E) Only

(2) (B), (D), (E) Only

(3) (B), (C), (D) Only

(4) (A), (B), (C) Only

Before the Railway Age, the collection centre for cotton from the Deccan was _________.

(1) Alipur

(2) Mirzapur

3) Banaras

(4) Allahabad

Name the Constituent Assembly member who said, "The real minorities are the masses of this country."

(1) J. Nagappa

(2) R.V. Dhulekar

(3) Jaipal Singh

(4) N.G. Ranga

Which story describes the plight of the subjects under a wicked king?

(1) Gandatindu Jataka

(2) Panchatantra

(3) Manusmriti

(4) Ugrahara

One of the major anthologies of composition by the Alvars was:

(1) Bhagavata Purana

(2) Tevaram

(3) Vachanas

(4) Nalayira Divyaprabandham

“There cannot be any divided loyalty”. Name the Constituent Assembly member who said this.

(1) Vallabhbhai Patel

(2) N.G. Ranga

(3) Govind Ballabh Pant

(4) J. Nagappa

Arrange the following textual traditions in chronological order:

(A) Charaka and Sushruta Samhitas

(B) Natyashastra of Bharata

(C) Manusmriti

(D) Sanskrit plays of Kalidasa

(E) Ashtadhyayi of Panini

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (E), (C), (A), (B), (D)

(2) (D), (C), (E), (B), (A)

(3) (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)

(4) (E), (D), (C), (B), (A)

The kingdom annexed by the British in 1856 on the pretext of misgovernance was ________.

(1) Jhansi

(2) Satara

(3) Nagpur

(4) Awadh

The painting in which Shah Jahan is shown as honouring Prince Aurangzeb at Agra before his wedding is painted by _________.

(1) Payag

(2) Abdul Hamid Lahori

(3) Abdul Hasan

(4) Hussain

Who is the author of Travels in the Mughal Empire?

(1) Francois Bernier

(2) Seydi Ali Reis

(3) Peter Mundy

(4) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier

Which of the following statement is NOT correct about the Nayakas (or Amara-Nayakas)?

(1) The term “amara” is believed to be derived from the Sanskrit word “samara” and the Persian word “amir”.

(2) The amara-nayakas were military commanders who had no control over the territories given to them by the Rayas.

(3) The nayakas hastened the decline of Vijayanagara Empire in the seventeenth century.

(4) Some of the revenue collected was used to maintain temples and irrigation works by the Nayakas.

A 'sahukar' was someone who acted as both a _________.

(1) Moneylender and Zamindar

(2) Trader and Zamindar

(3) Moneylender and Trader

(4) Trader and Peasant

Which Article gave the Centre the powers to take over a state administration on the recommendation of the Governor?

(1) Article 346

(2) Article 356

(3) Article 361

(4) Article 430

The most famous ruler of Vijayanagara, Krishnadeva Raya, composed Amuktamalyada about:

(1) Statecraft

(2) Farmers

(3) Peasants

(4) Courtiers

Arrange the following in chronological order:

(A) Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi
(B) Cornwallis Code enacted
(C) First screening of a film at Watson’s Hotel, Bombay
(D) First Spinning and Weaving Mill in Bombay
(E) Asiatic Society founded by Sir William Jones

Options:

1. (C), (D), (E), (A), (B)
2. (E), (B), (D), (C), (A)
3. (B), (A), (D), (C), (E)
4. (D), (E), (C), (A), (B)

Which book written by Gulbadan Begum provides insight into the domestic world of the Mughals?

(1) Akbar Nama

(2) Humayun Nama

(3) Alamgir Nama

(4) Badshah Nama

When Permanent Settlement was imposed, who was the Raja of Burdwan?

(1) Shyam Chand

(2) Amir Chand

(3) Tej Chand

(4) Mehtab Chand

Arrange the following periods in chronological order:

(A) Chalcolithic Age

(B) Early Historic

(C) Neolithic Age

(D) Megalithic Burials

(E) Harappan Civilisation

Options:

1. (A), (C), (B), (D), (E)

2. (B), (A), (C), (E), (D)

3. (C), (A), (E), (D), (B)

4. (B), (C), (A), (D), (E)

Name the leader who defended the rights of the state and felt that reallocation of power was necessary to strengthen not only the states but also the centre.

(1) K. Santhanam

(2) K.J. Khanderkar

(3) J. Nagappa

(4) Nijalingappa

"Love is Stronger than Hate: A Remembrance of 1947" is written by:

(1) Mahatma Gandhi

(2) Khushdeva Singh

(3) Khan Abdul

(4) Khushwant Singh

Francis Buchanan-Hamilton was a _________.

(1) Police Officer

(2) British Mint Officer

(3) Physician

(4) Traveller

Who among the following painted "Relief of Lucknow"?

(1) Thomas Jones Barker

(2) Henry Havelock

(3) Joseph Noel

(4) Colin Campbell

Arrange the landmarks in the discovery and conservation of the Vijayanagara Empire in a chronological order:

(A) Colin Mackenzie’s Visit

(B) Alexander Greenlaw takes first detailed photographs

(C) Conservation begins under John Marshall

(D) J.F. Fleet begins documenting inscriptions

(E) Hampi declared as a world heritage site by UNESCO

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)

(2) (A), (B), (D), (C), (E)

(3) (E), (D), (C), (B), (A)

(4) (C), (D), (E), (A), (B)

Match List - I with List - II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(2) (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

(3) (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(4) (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

Panchayats in the Mughal Empire were assisted by a ‘Patwari’. What was the role of the ‘Patwari’?

(1) Accountant

(2) Headman

(3) Peasant

(4) Judge

Match List - I with List - II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(1) (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(2) (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

(3) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(4) (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)

The ‘Late Harappan’ culture is marked by:

(A) Long distance trade and writing were prominent during this phase.

(B) Disappearance of distinctive artefacts of the civilisation.

(C) House construction technique deteriorated.

(D) Large public structures were no longer produced.

(E) Overall artefacts and settlement indicate rural way of life.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A), (B), (C), (D) Only

(2) (A), (B), (D), (E) Only

(3) (A), (B), (C), (E) Only

(4) (B), (C), (D), (E) Only

Identify the correct pair of Mahajanapadas.

(A) Vajji, Magadha, Avanti, Banawali

(B) Magadha, Koshala, Kuru, Panchala

(C) Gandhara, Afgan, Magadha, Koshala

(D) Matsya, Chola, Chera, Pandya

(E) Vatsa, Chedi, Gandhara, Avanti

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (B), (E) Only

(2) (C), (A) Only

(3) (D), (A) Only

(4) (E), (C) Only

Match List - I with List - II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(2) (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(3) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(4) (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Identify the wrong pair from the following options.

(1) Zat – position in the imperial hierarchy.

(2) Sawar – number of horsemen to be maintained by each mansabdar.

(3) Sadr-us-Sudur – Army Commander

(4) Diwan-i-Ala – Finance Minister

Identify the law according to which if payment did not come in by sunset of the specified date, the zamindari was liable to be auctioned.

(1) Sunshine Law

(2) Sun Law

(3) Sunset Law

(4) Sunrise Law

Name the leader who made a strong plea for making ‘Hindi’ a national language was:

(1) Shankara Rao Deo

(2) B.R. Ambedkar

(3) R.V. Dhulekar

(4) Rajendra Prasad

Choose the correct statements regarding residential buildings at Mohenjodaro.

(A) Main entrance gave direct view of the interior or the courtyard.

(B) Courtyard with rooms on all sides.

(C) No concept of staircase.

(D) No windows were there in the walls along the ground level.

(E) Houses did not have their own bathroom.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) (A), (B) Only

(2) (B), (C) Only

(3) (B), (D) Only

(4) (D), (E) Only

Identify the scripts deciphered by James Prinsep.

(1) Bengali and Devanagari

(2) Sanskrit and Prakrit

(3) Brahmi and Kharosthi

(4) Greek and Indo-Greek

Who wrote “Khoob lari mardani woh to Jhansi wali rani thi”?

(1) Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

(2) Shobha Chauhan

(3) Subhadra Kumari Shekawat

(4) Shobha Kumari Shekawat

A large majority of the sepoys of the Bengal Army were recruited from Awadh and ________.

(1) Eastern Uttar Pradesh

(2) Western Uttar Pradesh

(3) Meerut

(4) Delhi

Stone sculptures and statues of Buddha were carefully inspected by European gentlemen. Major Alexander Cunningham spent several weeks examining the ruins. He took drawings, deciphered inscriptions and described his findings in an English work.

The excerpt has been taken from which of the following texts?

(1) Taj-ul Masair
(2) Majma-ul Bahrain
(3) Essay on the Architecture of Hindus
(4) Taj-ul Iqbal Tarikh Bhopal

The above text has been written by ________ :

(1) Kudushiya Begum

(2) Sultan Jehan Begum

(3) Nawab Shikandar Begum

(4) Shahjehan Begum

“We inspected the stone sculptures and statues of Buddha… The ruins appear to be the object of great interest to European gentlemen. Major Alexander Cunningham… stayed several weeks in neighbourhood and examined these ruins most carefully. He took drawings of the place, deciphered the inscription, and bored shafts down these domes. The results of his investigations, were described by him in an English work…”

The ‘ruins’ refer to the stupa of _________:

(1) Bharhut

(2) Sanchi

(3) Amravati

(4) Nagarjonakonda

To whom did John Marshall dedicate his important volumes on Sanchi?

(1) Sultan Jehan Begum

(2) Nur Jehan Begum

(3) Jahanara Begum

(4) Shahjehan Begum

H.D. Barstow is associated with the translation of _________:

(1) The Monuments of Sanchi

(2) Majma-ul Bahrain

(3) Rigveda

(4) Taj-ul Iqbal Tarikh Bhopal

Mahatma Gandhi objected to ________:

(1) Extensive labour

(2) Slavery

(3) Craze for machinery

(4) Technology

__________ is itself an exquisite piece of machinery.

1. Wheel

2. Spokes

3. Machine

4. Handloom

‘Charkha’ could provide the poor with supplementary income and make them __________.

1. Rich

2. Selfish

3. Self-reliant

4. Earn more

Gandhi saw ‘charkha’ as a symbol of human society that would not glorify __________.

1. Colonialism

2. Machines and Technology

3. Modernity

4. Imperialism

Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly critical of the modern age in which __________.

1. Machines enslaved humans

2. Humans lacked technology

3. Humans became poor

4. Poor depended on rich